Tuesday, April 28, 2009

I am happy to announce that I have joined Etsy! Some of my knit and crochet pieces are now for sale. My work can be pretty, delicate, geeky, unusual.. and much more! I have a few items posted, with more to come!

Here is a little blue sweater I made for Sage for Christmas. It seems like a rather simple pattern, but the folded neck made me learn a new technique - stopping early in my rows, twisting the stitch and turning. The technique I learned (thank you, Debbie Bliss) prevented any holes for showing, and looked great.

Here it is, my first foray into crochet! I made this sweater, which was pretty adventurous for a first project, but that has been the way I learn - go in way over my head and try to fix my mistakes as I go along. I discovered just how fast crochet is, and am wondering whether I may become a convert. Knitters and crocheters seem to stay firmly on opposite sides of the fence, but I am intrigued by these new skills. I get excited when there is so much more to learn, so expect more crochet to pop up for a while...

Here Maya is, wearing wearing her hoodie in combination with the dress I knitted for her a while ago. The dress is following the same pattern as the one I made for Sage last year, but I decided to try using a different colour for the trim. I unintentionally made a set, because the trim on both is in the same purple yarn!